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Texas liquor laws shift as state moves from dry to mixed markets
A long A to Z look at Texas beverage rules shows how the Alcoholic Beverage Commission evolved into the ABC, the rise of local option and the crossstate price mosaic. The article notes historic cases like Meyers vs Martinez and Impact, the dry town that went wet, and that two thirds of counties now permit some form of alcohol sales while taxes approach a billion. It contrasts per capita consumption, regional price disparities, and the continuing patchwork of wet and dry areas across Texas. Names such as Meyers, Martinez, Impact, and cities like Abilene, Lubbock, Dallas, Fort Worth, Amarillo, Houston, Beaumont, El Paso, San Antonio are referenced.
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Texas
Mike Cochran
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Colleegiate
Texas Beverage
LCB
ABC
Alcoholic Beverage
Clutimers
Tattle Vot
Impact
Tex
Dimmit County
Meyers
Abilene
Itelf
Supreme Court
Louisana
New Mexico
Lubbock
Longview
Dallas
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Austin
Houston
Beaumont
San Antonio
West Texas
Rio Grande Valley
International Bridge
Brownsville
Phil Terk
Odessa
Internal Revenue Service
Harlingen
Stamford
Terk Distributing Co
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